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tram

DEFINITIONS OF: tram

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n a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

Synonyms:
streetcar, tramcar, trolley, trolley car
Types:
horsecar
an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses
Type of:
self-propelled vehicle
a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion

n a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

Synonyms:
aerial tramway, cable tramway, ropeway, tramway
Type of:
conveyance, transport
something that serves as a means of transportation

n a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine

Synonyms:
tramcar
Type of:
waggon, wagon
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor

v travel by tram

Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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